Sussex and family history site

I am giving it full space it deserves..
..I too just came upon this site, and it brings back all the memories of my 7 years of growing up in Lancing, all the people I remember, all the people I would love to know how they are doing now.

This brought so much pleasure it is amazing.

All this started with a need for school records for a job with the Dallas Police Deppt, which at 65, I eventually withdrew from.

My name is Jan(et) Baker-Freeman, I moved from Grange Hill Essex, a coucil house exchange by my Grand parents, William and Alice Baker, to 177 Tower Rd, next to the Messers, Linda, David and I think Christopher, I remember Diane Bacon, Barbara Gorringe, her Father was the rent man, then there was Mr. & Mrs. Tom Reynolds the postie, and they had a son who’s name I don’t recall, he must not have lived there, as I was close as an only child to these people.

I remember the Brenda and Richard Pitt who emigrated to Australia, I think their Dad had the green grocers on South St. It’s people I remember, as well as places, I am recalling the people I used to see in the places you mention.

I remember the Betteridge girls, Patsy Leggit, Frances Martin, Jennifer Cook, Lillian ? from Busby Close, Susan and Janet Shepherd who went to Beverley House on Penhill Road, as did I, after I came out of hospital after contracting polio.

Huss and chips at the chip shop on Penhill, great pickled onions and gherkins, I remember Saturday morning pictures, I was on the comittee, not sure I ever accomplished anything.

The “REC”, biking to Arundel, most likely a difficult feat today, many cars on the roads.

Carolyn Holden, Mary Goldsmith, Christopher Riddle, Jennifer Wintle, Honnie Marshall, Carol Burchet, her Mother was tthe restuarant manager at the Odeon. Just 7 short years, to know and rember all these names, what a great place for a child to grow up.

When I returned I worked for Tesco in Worthing then SPD and Solarbo, A C Draycot part time, such a small world. Lovely memories of the ocean, rough and green, often the downs, Devils Dyke, Brighton Pier, Worthing Pier where I spent my pennies in silly games.

What a delightful trip down memory lane.

Editors note..
If you are any of the people named here, please make contact, i can pass details on to Jan